When it comes to zombies, there are certain things that we consider integral to the lore behind them: they move slowly, destroying their brain is the only way to kill them, you’ll turn into one of them if they bite you, they’re hungry for human flesh, and they’re nothing but cannon fodder on The...
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Earlier this week I realized that I had completely forgotten the Oscars were airing this Sunday. 10 years ago, such a lapse would have been unforgiveable on my part. That silly awards ceremony used to be my Super Bowl. These days however, I find myself caring less and less about who or what takes...
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They should have let Amanda Knox talk more. When she’s sitting there on screen, going through the details of what happened to her and describing the ordeal she went through, the latest true crime documentary that everyone will have an opinion about is insightful and engaging. The film is unabashedly Pro-Knox—-and really, how could...
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Trainspotting 2 Will Help Me Survive 2016
Last week, the first official teaser for Trainspotting 2 was released. I’m so happy about this that I don’t have a follow-up cranky remark. Okay, I hate T2 as a title and I’m extremely annoyed with James Cameron for allowing it. When did we all become so fussy about sequel titles? Just call it...
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For all of you 1990s kids, it’s time to start feeling old. Sonic the Hedgehog, the game that taught us to run fast with reckless abandon is turning 25 years old today! On June 23, 1991 Sega released Sonic on the Genesis and for a time there, the hedgehog was just as popular as...
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Anatomy of a Scene: Les Ghostbusters (1984), Un Film D’Ivan Reitman
It isn’t even half over yet but 2016 is already shaping up to be the most dehumanizing year I’ve lived through since 2015. Trust in the establishment is at an all-time low, our leading Presidential candidates are both universally despised, rapists are allowed to walk free as long as they look like chorus dancers from American Psycho:...
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Preacher looks and acts like a prestige drama. The pilot episode took its time establishing the characters and setting up their world, there were meaningful conversations about faith, more than a few hints about the titular hero’s tragic backstory, loads of questions with hardly any answers, and some not-so-subtle social commentary. A passing glance at...
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It’s SuperChomp Episode 4: This week Mike and Jordan talk in full length about Captain America: Civil War! There are FULL SPOILERS ahead!! If you saw the movie, take a listen!
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High-Rise Is An Overcooked Yet Enthralling Take On J.G. Ballard’s Classic Book
“It’s a human zoo A suicide machine!”– High Rise by Hawkwind, sadly not featured in this film. Published in 1975, J.G. Ballard’s grim, dystopian vision is far removed from today’s artistic climate where calls for trigger warnings and safe spaces reverberate across the pop culture landscape with ever greater frequency. That a film of High-Rise...
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Captain America: Civil War is a triumph. As the latest entry in the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe, it surprises with both its ability to feel fresh despite its status as a sequel (to both Captain America: the Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of Ultron) and its strength as an action drama – yes, drama,...
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